Anchor for combs.



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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1910.

988,770. Patented Apf.4, 1911.

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CHARLES W. GROOT, 013 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ANCHOR FOR COMES.

Specification of'Iietters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4,1911.

Application filed March 21, 1910. Serial No. 550,642.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. Gnoo'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchors for Combs;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to anchors for combs and the like, and has for anobject to provide spring-actuated means adapted to engage the hair ofthe wearer and anchor ing a comb securely thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a spring-actuated anchorpermanently connected with the comb with means extending through thebody of the comb for manipulating the spring anchor.

A further object of the invention is to provide a spring anchor forassociation with a comb, and means for manipulating such anchor, stampedfrom a single piece of ma terial bent into the required form.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:--Figure 1 is a view of a comb embodying the presentinvention seen in rear elevation. Fig. 2 is a view of the comb in frontelevation with the anchor removed showing the slots formed therein forreceiving the manipulating means. Fig. 3 is a top edge elevation of acomb provided with the present invention. Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof the anchor dissociated from the comb. Fig. 5 is a view in plan of theblank from which the anchor is formed.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

The present invention is adapted to be associated with practically anyform of hair or ornamental comb ordinarily employed and shownconventionally at 10.

The comb proper is provided with elongated openings or slots 11 andrigidly secured to the back of such comb is the anchor member shown inperspective at Fig. 4 and in blank at Fig. 5, The anchor membercomprises a shank 12 secured to the comb in any approved manner as bythe rivets 13 and is formed integral with the anchor prongs 14, bows 15connecting such members and forming springs. Also integral with theshank 12 is a keeper 16 having slots 17 in which are positioned theanchor prongs 14 and also provided with tongues 18 as shown in blank atFig. 5 which are curled as at 19 to form loops extending through theslots 11 in front of the comb.

It will be apparent that by engaging the loops 19 with the finger andthumb of the wearer and forcing together the anchor prongs, which areconnected with the loops, the prongs will be moved together to dottedposition at Fig. 1 when the comb and the anchor connected therewith maybe readily and easily inserted in the hair. When the fingers are removedfrom the loops 19 the springs 15 are forced outwardly to the full lineposition shown at Fig. 1, when the comb will be anchored securely in thehair and will not be accidentally displaced therefrom but may be readilyremoved from the hair by again pressing together the loops 19.

IV hat I claim is 1. The combination with a comb having a slot formedthcrethrough, of a spring anchor secured to the back of said comb andembodying diverging prongs, and means extending through the slot tofacilitate the manual closing together of the prongs.

2. The combination with a comb, of diverging, penetrating prongs securedthereto, said prongs connected by an integral slots formed therethrough,of anchor prongs secured to the back of the comb, springs connectingsaid prongs, means attached to the prongs and extending through theslots to the front of the comb facilitating the pressing together of theanchor prongs, and 10 means for limiting the movement of the prongs.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES W. GROOT. Vitnesses:

JAMEs MOTIGUE,

H. R. RUeepEs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

